Namit Das always thought Vikram Seth's seminal novel, A Suitable Boy, would lend itself beautifully into a series. "For me, it is a magical thing to have happened," he says of his casting in the Mira Nair series.

"I finished reading the novel in 2016 and always wanted a series to be made on it." Das, 35, who calls himself an "accidental actor" and a hesitant musician, has also composed three tracks for the show. "Mira needed three compositions which will be sung by the characters at different points. She said, 'Namit, you would be right for it'.